| Sorry but it's never that simple. Iran is very different than Norway. Iran was actually a friendly ally to US. Biggest ally in the region. So close that US designed a coup to overthrow Iranian democratically elected leader in favor of the monarchical rule of the Shah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta... Problem started when Iran became a founding member of OPEC. And Shah was controlling (raising) oil prices with his influence at the OPEC. "NYT: Shah warning US and UK to increase oil price in 70s":
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/20/archives/shah-warns-oil-p... Their relationship was damaged to the point that US intentionally didn't support Shah during Iranian revolution and he was overthrown and replaced by Islamic Republic of Iran. There are even conspiracy theories that suggest CIA even did aid the revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi#Criticis... And after that a few more events completely destroyed their relationship. "Siege of the American embassy in Tehran"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis "Siege of the Iranian embassy in London"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege "US supporting Saddam Hussein to invade Iran, and during the Iraq-Iran war" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_chemical_attacks_against... "Iran Air Flight 655" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 Both sides had many many more since then and the last major one was US withdrawal from JCPOA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Ac... Is Iran a good democratic country now? No! Do they deserve it? I don't think so. |